Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

"It's not right that they discovered it so soon?" Deep underground, Mo Juren, who was fleeing quickly, heard the angry roar coming from the mountains behind him and his expression darkened.

The formation outside the wine pool was not damaged at all, and was blocked by an ochre-colored light curtain, so the internal situation could not be seen from the outside. Unless it was opened actively, it would be impossible to detect it in a short period of time.

Besides, the leaders of the ape group had just finished drinking the spiritual wine and should not open it again.

However, what he didn't expect was that he had just left the mountains when the roar followed, instantly disrupting his plans.

You know, the current situation is not easy. The team members are only about a hundred miles away from here, and there is also a team of Shadow Clan watching them covetously.

He originally planned to leave quietly and then reunite with the team. With Zi Dian's help, he could easily get rid of those Shadow Clan members and then leave quickly.

But now the poisonous apes have discovered that the spiritual wine has been stolen. If they catch up, they will have to take action.

Mo Juren couldn't help but sigh!

Considering that there might be a human or demon elder standing behind the giant ape, he did not want to do anything too drastic.

After all, he didn't come here alone. Many things can't be hidden and will be exposed one day.

Even so, he is not completely without background. If he can bring Ling Xueyi out and have Master Lei Luo intervene, he will still be able to maneuver a little.

It's a pity that although the idea is good, things can't develop completely according to his plan. If the monkeys really catch up with him, he will have to kill them.

Thinking of this, he simply stopped and then released his spiritual sense to scan the mountains.

The distance was not far, so naturally he could know everything. However, to his surprise, after investigating, he found that the situation seemed different from what he thought.

Those poisonous apes at the god-transformation level did not seem to return to their original place, and their current location was still in the cave of the gray giant ape he had killed.

"So, it's not because he discovered that the spiritual wine was stolen, but he is so angry purely because his tribesmen were killed?" Mo Juren murmured speechlessly.

He had deliberately left the corpse of the gray giant ape behind in order to lure the tiger away from the mountain and lure a group of poisonous apes at the god-transformation level over there, so that it would be easier for him to steal the spiritual wine.

Now, the matter of the spiritual wine has not been exposed. Instead, the giant ape's corpse has aroused the anger of the Poison Ape King, and he may even catch up with us because of this.

After understanding everything, he was speechless. It turned out that he was too hasty. The sudden change of plan led to mistakes.

In that case, he simply didn't bother to worry about it.

Just let nature take its course in terms of how things will develop next. It would be best if the other party didn't catch up with him. Otherwise, he would have no choice but to get rid of it.

He waited patiently for a moment, while also constantly monitoring everything in the mountains.

The situation did not seem to be developing in the worst direction. The apes were naturally angry and released their spiritual sense to begin investigating.

Unfortunately, the other party was inherently weak in spiritual awareness, so after exploring for a long time, he found no results at all, and the situation was the same even a hundred miles away.

At the same time, the leading poisonous ape king finally thought of something and immediately returned to his cave. It seemed that nothing happened afterwards.

"This..." Mo Juren's heart moved, and he instantly guessed that the other party must have thought that there might be a problem with the spiritual wine, so he hurried back to check. As a result, he found that the formation was intact, so he was temporarily relieved.

The subsequent actions of the ape group immediately confirmed his guess. They must have received orders from the Poison Ape King. Several teams of poisonous apes split up and began searching in different directions.

Obviously, the Poison Ape King did not really ignore the sudden killing of the gray giant ape, but he did not take action himself, but only sent out his subordinates.

There were four teams in total, each with no more than four giant apes, led by a god-transformation-level being. Their strength was not weak, but their level of attention was far from enough.

There are only four directions, so it is impossible to cover everything and explore all the areas.

For example, the current position of Team A-17 happens to be the blind spot.

Seeing this scene, Mo Juren did not stop and continued to drive the light of escape to rush towards the location of the team.

It was only a hundred miles, so it naturally didn't take much time and they arrived soon. However, the scene he saw next made his face change drastically.

I saw that somewhere on the ground ahead, all the team members were standing side by side with obedient looks on their faces, and not far away, there was a strange presence.

He was wearing a green Confucian robe and looked to be around thirty years old. Although he didn't say a word, he gave people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

What was even more special was that the other party's forehead was faintly covered with a layer of fine light golden scales, which clearly showed that he was not a human, but a demon.

As for Zi Dian, he had already appeared at this moment, but he was no different from the other people in the team. He was also floating in the air very obediently, with endless anxiety in his pupils.

Mo Juren was terrified. He could not tell the other party's cultivation level at all. It seemed that he was just an ordinary mortal without any magical power.

But this is obviously impossible. There is only one reason, that is, the other party's cultivation is far above his, so he can't detect it at all.

The only thing that made him feel at ease was that he could not sense any malice from the other party. Instead, he was very easy-going. In addition, based on the changes in the expressions of the team members, he could roughly infer that this person should not be an enemy.

"A strong person in the Fusion Realm?" Mo Juren sighed, but at this moment, his originally anxious heart was slightly relieved. He then flew directly to the front, bowed respectfully and said:

"Junior Mo Juren, nice to meet this senior."

"Mo Juren? You are really brave! You even dared to steal the 'Ten Thousand Poison Spirit Wine' of the old demon Qing. Aren't you worried about being punished by the other party if you are exposed?" The man in the Confucian robe smiled meaningfully, but what he said made Mo Juren's face change again. He couldn't help but smile helplessly and said, "Well, senior knows everything?"

"You are just too unlucky. I was out investigating something this time and happened to pass by here, so I saw everything. The multi-armed poisonous ape clan was originally raised by the old demon Qing from Feiyun Cliff for the purpose of brewing and guarding the Ten Thousand Poison Spirit Wine. Even if we don't have their permission, we dare not make any plans, let alone you, a junior in the early stage of the Spiritualization."

"Is it really so?" Mo Juren sighed. It seemed that his previous guesses were all correct. This thing did have an owner, and that owner was a powerful demon.

He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he hadn't done things too thoroughly before, otherwise there would have been no way to resolve it.

“Senior, you may not know that I just arrived in Tianyuan City not long ago, and then I was recommended by Fairy Ling of Tianhun Sect to serve as Qingming Guard.

I am really not clear about many things, so I made a mistake in a moment of confusion. It was definitely not intentional. "As he spoke, he flipped his palm and took out the jade bottle containing the spirit wine, then handed it directly to the other party and said,

"The things are all here. It's up to you to decide how to deal with them. I hope you can see that this was an unintentional mistake and say a few good words to that young senior."

"I know you have some background, but there's no need to say it out loud." The man in the Confucian robe laughed, but suddenly changed the subject.

"This matter is rather troublesome. That old demon Qing has a very strange temper. He acts according to his heart and is very moody. If he is happy, then everything will be easy to talk about. If he is unhappy, then nothing you say will be of any use.

Besides, you are a human, which is separated from the demon race by a layer. Whether it is Ling girl from the Tianhun Sect or fellow Daoist Lei Luo behind her, they are powerless in this matter, unless..."

"Please give me some advice, senior!" Mo Juren was shocked and understood the hidden meaning in the other party's words. Without any hesitation, he respectfully asked for advice.

"You are quite clever, do you need my advice..." The man in Confucian robe laughed and suddenly raised his hand, and a beam of white light was immediately caught in his palm.

“That is…” Mo Juren narrowed his eyes slightly. What was taken away by the other party was the wolf tooth pendant on his chest. Could it be that the other party recognized this thing?

When Senior Zi gave this item to me in the past, he had specifically warned me that it might be recognized by someone I was familiar with. If it was a friend, it would be fine, but if it was an enemy, it would be troublesome.

“Can you tell me the origin of this item?” The smile on the Confucian robed man’s face gradually faded. While asking, he fumbled with the pendant, his eyes filled with endless reminiscence.

"Something's going on!" Mo Juren's mind moved, but he did not hesitate and simply explained,

"You may not know that this was an accidental opportunity many years ago. I helped a senior by chance, and this item was given to me by him on purpose."

"It must be a great favor to have been given this gift." The man in the Confucian robe nodded slightly.

"Do you know where she is at the moment?"

"Senior, you are joking. How can a junior know about this?" Mo Juren immediately showed a helpless look on his face. Hearing this, the man in the Confucian robe was not angry, but smiled again.

"That's right. Not only you, but I, too, haven't heard from her for many years. I thought she had passed away, but I didn't expect she's still alive. This is really cause for celebration."

As he spoke, he directly returned the pendant. Not only that, he even took out another jade bottle, and then divided about one third of the spirit wine into it, and handed it to Mo Juren and said,

"Since you have done her a favor and she values ​​you, I will intervene in this matter. You can also take this bottle of spirit wine. This amount is enough for you. Any more will be useless. As for the rest, you don't need to care. I will take care of it for you."

"This... How can this be possible..." Mo Juren really didn't expect that the other party would do this, especially since this 'Wandu Lingjiu' was so precious and half of it was stolen by him. How could the other party deal with it?

"Don't worry, since I promised this, I naturally know what I'm doing. You're just lucky that you happened to meet me. If it were someone else, they wouldn't have the ability to do this." The man in Confucian robes consoled with a smile.

"Well... then thank you very much, senior. I will keep this in mind. If you need me to do anything in the future, I will certainly be willing to go through fire and water without hesitation." Having said this, Mo Juren no longer refused and obediently accepted the things, but also promised.

"There's no need to go through fire and water. If you have any news about her in the future, just let me know." The man in the Confucian robe directly stated his purpose.

After hearing this, Mo Juren became more curious and felt that there was something going on!

"I agree to this matter, but I will need to seek the advice of that senior..."

"It's okay. Just ask her when the time comes. If she agrees, that would be great. If she doesn't agree, that's fine too. There's no need to force it..."

"..."

At this moment, Mo Juren became more and more certain that there was something going on here. The relationship between this person and Senior Zi was probably more than just friends.

But he just thought about it in his mind and didn't want to get involved.

At this point, the matter was considered "successfully" resolved, and he was also very satisfied with the outcome. At least the trip was not in vain, and he still got a bottle of spirit wine, but the quantity was a little less.

Regarding the Wan Du Ling wine, he asked the other party how to drink it and what precautions should be taken.

After hearing this, the other party immediately reacted and reminded solemnly:

“This wine is indeed a tonic. It is very helpful for improving your cultivation after taking it, but its toxicity is extremely strong, so you can only drink a small amount each time.

As for how much, there is no accurate answer. It all depends on personal situation. The higher the cultivation level and the stronger the strength, the more you can drink. Of course, the effect gradually decreases.

For those who are strong in the fusion realm, the effect of this wine in improving their cultivation is minimal. However, due to its extreme toxicity, it is still of great use to some beings who are good at using poison, such as the old demon Qing.

As for you, you can start with a small amount and if there is no problem, you can increase the amount appropriately..."

"I see, this junior has learned a lesson."

The two continued to communicate for a while, and Mo Juren was about to leave. However, before he opened his mouth, he suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked again with a serious expression:

"Senior, when you came here before, did you see those Shadow Clan?"

"I thought you wouldn't ask anymore? Don't worry, it's all been dealt with. But you, a kid in the early stage of Spiritualization, are able to own a spirit beast in the middle stage of Void Refinement. Looking at the entire human and demon races, only the descendants of those powerful forces are eligible. Could it be that you have some unknown background?"

"There is no background at all, it's just a coincidence..." Mo Juren smiled awkwardly and gave an ambiguous answer. Sure enough, after hearing such an answer, the expression of the man in the Confucian robe suddenly became intriguing.

"If you don't want to talk, forget it. I am too lazy to ask any more questions. I have something important to do and must return to Tianyuan City immediately. You can come with me!"

"That's fine. Thank you very much, Senior!" (End of this chapter)